All posts tagged Nelson Mandela

Heads of state and Hollywood stars, the country’s leaders and ordinary South Africans gathered in the rain to commemorate the life of former President Nelson Mandela.

Lululemon’s founder is stepping down as chairman, clearing the way for a new chief executive to move the maker of upscale yoga gear past recent supply problems and expand overseas.

With the long-awaited final draft of the Volcker rule due Tuesday, the Royal Bank of Canada is expected to decide once and for all what to do with its proprietary trading group, a group of traders who have for years brought in an outsized chunk of revenue.

After 17 years in Los Angeles, Tim Leiweke, president and chief executive of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, is adjusting to life in Toronto, where hockey isn’t just part of life. It’s life itself. Read More »

Nelson Mandela, who rose from militant antiapartheid activist to become the unifying president of a democratic South Africa and a global symbol of racial reconciliation, has died. His death jolted a nation that made a political prisoner South Africa’s first black president.

Around the world, leaders mourned his passing. “So long as I live, I will do what I can to learn from him,” President Obama said. His life left the world a little better, writes Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

The U.S. Gulf Coast—home to the world’s largest concentration of petroleum refineries—is suddenly awash in crude oil. So much high-quality oil is flowing into the area that the price there has dropped sharply

Big Lots Inc. disclosed a plan to exit the Canadian market, as the retailer conceded its efforts to turn around a business it acquired in July 2011 were unsuccessful.

Nearly seven decades after World War II ended, the final Holocaust survivors are aging and dying off, making it immensely harder to convey the tragedy’s reality.

The economic muscle in Canada and the U.S. might be weaker than it appears. Companies in both countries piled up inventories over the summer, giving a boost to growth. Read More »

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